2024 Stick Shift Nationals Ricky Pennington 283ci Malibu 4-speed Farmington Dragway NC Drag Racing

[@mikecurtis2585]

Some of the greatest from central Alabama! Great family!!

[@AaronJohnson-kx7nn]

When I hear 283 and racing reminds me back at the end of the 80's 283 methenal asphalt winged sprint car days!

[@ProJoe-xb5ie]

Hey you can make those 283 scream it's my high RPMs who are the 302 DZ engine they were good for like 10 grand

[@chrishensley6745]

Love the set-up....Especialy the the old 400 rochester carb!....very impressive times/Hats off!

[@RickyPinkston]

As far as racing goes drag cars anyway nothing sweeter than hearing those small cube engines reving out of the frame rails with a 4speed damn sweet music to the ears for sure

[@douglascooper1987]

Those guys are some of Toughest Competitors here in BAMA, and Always Super Cool 👍👍

[@stevebruce9804]

Great car and combination!

[@bassettraceengines]

Way to go Ricky and Ricky Jr.

[@mikealdag7309]

used too love the 283 4 speed i had in a nova , little screamer ! i dont thonk i ever ran close to 1070 in the quarter though lol

[@davidincognito7285]

I used to know a guy who had a 283 in a sprint car making 500hp. It sounded choppy and mean. I thought it was a 383 stroker, when I asked what he was running. I think he was running alcohol too fwiw.

[@mikealdag7309]

@@davidincognito7285 damn , that's a mean little motor bud , I always wanted to build a dz302 copy , just for the rpms as a daily driver for fun , just can't justify it lol

[@calvincrews3885]

Amazing the 283 small block Chevrolet V8 engine that can get through the track I’m wondering how much horsepower does it make

[@smilsmff]

That is great combination car. I wonder what the weight would be

[@charlesgraham9954]

i personally don't think its drag racing when there is a computer on board controlling the traction, shift points and so on. there should be no controlling sh!t. u and the car manual shifting, that's true drag racing.

[@nashvillecop1]

Real race cars have three pedals!

[@joequillun7790]

What happened to 1/4 mile drag racing? 1/4 mile is barely long enuff. 1/8th mile is nothing more than a 60 ft time. Why? I like the fact you're class racing with a stick shift. Bracket racing sucks. Also liked seein the 68 goat run.

[@AaronJohnson-kx7nn]

Short stroke RPM

[@jimthomas1989]

It's the same as the DZ 302 that came in the Camaro . The DZ 302 is a 283 crank with 3 inch stroke and a 327 block The 307 is a 327 crank in a 283 block I got a built 327 that screams to the moon at 11,000rpm before the valves start to float , it pulls both front tires off the ground in a 66 Chevelle Super Sport that weighs 3200lb, 11 inch clutch , Lakewood Blow Proof bell housing , M-21 Muncie 4 speed trans , 12 bolt posi .

[@lw216316]

a 10 second car in the 1/4 - I thought he said 230 hp? that can't be right???

[@driverinterviews]

The 230 is the hp rating which is used to come up with the class and minimum weight.